February in the USA: Weather, Holidays & Festivals
February is a frigid month across much of the USA. But it begins with an odd bit of Americana that instills hope for warmer weather. To many Americans, February 2 means it’s Groundhog Day. This ritual, begun in the late 1800s by German settlers in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, depends on whether a large rodent (groundhog) sees…